#159EB3#159EB3

#159EB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.108 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159EB3
RGB	rgb(21, 158, 179)
HSL	hsl(188, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(88.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.77, -25.90, -20.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.77, 33.00, 218.28°)
OKLab	oklab(64.3% -0.0923 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(64.3% 0.108 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6692, 27.8651, 46.9282)
Luminance	0.2787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159EB3 #B32A15

analogous

#15B379 #159EB3 #154FB3

triadic

#159EB3 #B3159E #9EB315

tetradic

#159EB3 #7915B3 #B32A15 #4FB315

square

#159EB3 #7915B3 #B32A15 #4FB315

split-complementary

#159EB3 #B3154F #B37915

monochromatic

#083D45 #0F6E7C #159EB3 #20CBE5 #57D8EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#159EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#159EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159EB3

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159EB3	1.00	3.19	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E98B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.108 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bbc9',
    500: '#159eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159eb3;
$custom-light: #75bbc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.975,
    "s": 79,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64296,
    "c": 0.10849,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.27868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159EB3

secondary

#CE6656

accent

#4C32F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #159EB3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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